National Design Week

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In honor of the 20th anniversary of the National​ Design Awards, Cooper Hewitt's galleries will be free to enter during National Design Week. On view are both Nature—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial and  Nature by Design: Selections from the Permanent Collection. Other programs throughout the week include a design career fair, educator open house and Design Fest, led and inspired by National Design Award winners. Some programs require registration. 

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Type
Contemporary Collections
Culture & History
Decorative & Folk Art
Museums
Accessibility
Large Print
Open and/or Closed Captioned
Wheelchair Accessible
Audio Description
Neurodiverse Programming
Sign Language Interpretation

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